Concert! No, no, no…
Our views on the Girls Aloud/Newnham Park shindig are fairly well publicised - at least, better publicised that the bloody gig itself.
So it comes as no surprise whatsoever that our resident PRSD mole is suggesting the plug has been permanently pulled on the blessed thing.
We know this news will be a crushing blow to all those Girls Aloud/Karrallon fans out there but you can’t say you weren’t warned.
Here’s what we said about it all back in May (MAY!) when the show was merely ‘postponed’:
‘Organisers Edge Promotions apparently have issues with safety and finding enough support bands to fill the day - not to mention, one imagines, the small matter of flogging some 15,000 tickets for the bally thing.
‘Let’s be honest, the shindig seemed ill-conceived from the off. Indeed, regular readers will remember we expressed scepticism about the event in March.
‘Tickets (a snip at £30 - the same price as a ticket to see Prince in London) were available from bizarre places like Digital Knights in Plymouth and the Ayres Sport & Leisurewear store in Tavistock.
‘And the proposed line-up was equally bonkers - with popstars Girls Aloud, Booty Luv and Eton Road mixing it up with the dadrockin’ likes of Boogie Nights, Joey The Lips and Karrallon. We’ve heard of ’something for everyone’ but that’s
just ridiculous.’
We should, of course, acknowledge the fact that at least the promoters were trying to arrange something great for the region and presumably put a hefty amount of wonga into the enterprise.
But, yknow, do it fucken properly next time, yeah?
Posted by Thin White Duke
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